Animal science and Fisheries

Animal science and Fisheries

Program duration: 4 years (8 semesters)

Program description:

Doctoral students will gain specialist knowledge and skills, including state-of-the-art techniques and research methodologies that can be used in PhD projects. The program consists of compulsory courses and electives, including practical classes, in basic and applied sciences, as well as other types of courses that promote effective learning and the acquisition of knowledge and skills.

The study program covers the following major research areas and scientific disciplines: genomics and proteomics in farm animals; improvement in livestock production in view of management conditions; production technologies, evaluation and shaping of the quality of animal raw materials to produce safe and healthy foods; nutritional strategies to improve animal productivity and welfare, and modify the quality of food products; aquaculture and fisheries; biotechnology in fish protection, restoration and restitution. The study program offers a wide range of courses addressing interdisciplinary research problems, and focuses on encouraging doctoral students to develop their creativity, including creative problem solving, innovation and commercialization of research results.

Career opportunities:

The graduates of doctoral programs have advanced and specialist knowledge and skills in the fields of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. They can find employment, as leaders and managers, in different sectors of the economy, including specialist companies and laboratories providing services in the sectors of agriculture, agri-food processing and animal breeding. The graduates are also prepared to pursue their professional career in academia and research institutions in Poland and abroad.

Keywords:

  • Animal Biochemistry
  • Animal Breeding and Management
  • Animal Genetics
  • Animal Genomics and Proteomics
  • Animal Hygiene and Welfare
  • Animal Improvement Methods
  • Animal Nutrition and Feed Science
  • Animal Reproductive Biology
  • Apiculture
  • Aquaculture
  • Biotechnology in Animal Breeding
  • Evaluation and Processing of Animal Raw Materials
  • Ichthyology

Candidates for PhD Supervisors

ORCID Number:
0000-0002-9383-5335

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Poultry Science and Apiculture

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
606 948 567

E-mail:
beata.bak@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beata-Bak/stats

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications WoS/Scopus: 28

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 242

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 11

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): —

  • H-index (Google Scholar): —

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 0

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 1

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes (1)

  • Foreign: no (0)

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • The economic role of the honeybee and wild bees in pollination of extensive crops

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-0651

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Poultry Science and Apiculture

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
89 523 37 90

E-mail:
aleksandra.drazbo@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aleksandra-Drazbo

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications WoS/Scopus: 28 / 28

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 277 / 290

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 9 / 10

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 496

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 14

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 1

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 0

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • Poultry nutrition

  • Quality of poultry products

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3902-1875

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Biochemistry and Animal Biotechnology

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

Phone:
+48 523 42 66

E-mail:
a.dziekonska@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Dziekonska

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications WoS/Scopus: 37 / 28

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 336 / 301

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 10 / 9

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 633

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 12

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: –

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 1

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • The effect of cryopreservation method modifications on the biological properties of cauda epididymal spermatozoa in the European red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus)

  • Use of various technological approaches in the preservation of semen from wild-living animals

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes – funding will be provided through Preludium and Opus grants and UWM internal research funds

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes – the Department is equipped with the necessary infrastructure and resources

ORCID Number:
0000-0002-9537-1108

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Ichthyology and Aquaculture

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 89 523 47 72

E-mail:
foppik@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dorota-Fopp-Bayat

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications WoS/Scopus: 68 / 68

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 480 / 425

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 15 / 15

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 937

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 18

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 2

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 0

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: no

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • Use of fish-derived raw materials for the production of new cosmetic product lines, dietary supplements, and feed ingredients

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Partially yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

Additional Notes:
The Supervisor Candidate Form concerns an implementation PhD (Doctorate).

ORCID Number:
0000-0001-5205-608X

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Ichthyology and Aquaculture

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 89 523 38 73

E-mail:
phliwa@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piotr-Hliwa?ev=prf_overview

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications WoS/Scopus: 52 / 80

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 575 / 975

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 14 / 18

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 1608

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 23

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 3

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 0

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: no

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the development and functioning of the reproductive system in fish

  • Biology and physiology of non-native and invasive fish species; management of natural fish populations under anthropogenically shaped environmental conditions, with a special focus on the impact of piscivorous animals on ichthyofauna

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
0000-0002-7334-5355

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Pig Breeding

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 89 523 38 43

E-mail:
krzysztof.karpiesiuk@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krzysztof-Karpiesiuk?ev=hdr_xprf

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications (WoS/Scopus): 17 / 22

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 81 / 120

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 6 / 6

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 207

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 8

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 1

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 1

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

Hepatoprotective effects of Curcuma longa herbs in the prevention of liver dysfunction using pigs as an animal model

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
0000-0002-2054-5636

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Poultry Science and Apiculture

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 504 526 335

E-mail:
pawel.konieczka@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pawel-Konieczka?ev=hdr_xprf

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications (WoS/Scopus): 58 / 61

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 484 / 520

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 14 / 15

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 966

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 18

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 0

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 0

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • Poultry nutrition and physiology

  • Gastrointestinal health

  • Immunomodulation

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8931-3190

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Pig Breeding

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 89 523 35 16

E-mail:
kozwoj@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
Not available

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications (WoS/Scopus): 17 / 20

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 74 / 109

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 6 / 6

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 239

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 8

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 2

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 0

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

Hepatoprotective effect of Andrographis paniculata in preventing liver dysfunction using the pig as an animal model – transcriptome analysis

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
0000-0002-4484-6601

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Biochemistry and Animal Biotechnology

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 734 165 694

E-mail:
magda.koziorowska@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Magdalena-Koziorowska-Gilun

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications (WoS/Scopus): 33 / 29

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 263 / 318

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 8 / 9

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 482

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 12

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 1 (as assistant supervisor)

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 0

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • Antioxidant systems of the male reproductive system in different animal species

  • Impact of environmental factors on oxidative stress mechanisms and antioxidant responses in the male reproductive system

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6611-2740

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Biochemistry and Animal Biotechnology

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 89 524 52 59

E-mail:
mmog@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marzena-Mogielnicka-Brzozowska

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications (WoS/Scopus): 88

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 318

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 10 / 10

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 618

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 12

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 1

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 1

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • Lipidomic analysis of spermatozoa and epididymal seminal plasma in dogs in relation to environmental factors

  • The impact of bisphenols on the quality of epididymal sperm in dogs and cats

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID Number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2672-7086

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Biochemistry and Animal Biotechnology

Faculty:
Faculty of Animal Bioengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
+48 89 523 42 94

E-mail:
rafi@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rafal-Strzezek

Scientific Discipline:
Animal Science and Fisheries

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications (WoS/Scopus): 37 / 31

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: 258 / 257

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): 10 / 9

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 499

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 13

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: –

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 1

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

  • Polish: yes

  • Foreign: no

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • Improvement of preservation methods for epididymal sperm in companion animals

Funding or Special Equipment Required for PhD Project Implementation:

  • Are there funds to cover research costs?
    Yes

  • Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
    Yes

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